er stomach churned violently. The nausea wasn't just stress anymore;

ushed to the employee restroom. She barely made i

r, gasping for air, tears prick

mouth at the sink, she looked

makeup bag. She took one

kay? You loo

a weak smile

r eyes. "Or... m

ittle sound. "Definitely

sk, feeling like she wa

everyone's computer simultaneously. An

ntry Fashion W

a junior assistant. Junior assistants s

ra gasped.

ist of senior designers, directors... and ther

And

tion. Some looks were confused, others were openly hostil

This was Ezra. He was manipulating he

rched toward the elevators.

Finley was waiting. He held up

oard meeting,

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handed her a folded piece of

d it. Ezra's handwriting was

ove you are not just a pr

to design. He knew she was talented-or at least, he suspected she had po

zzed. A text

Week? That's huge. We can turn this into a

e refused to be seen with her at industry events because it "comp

Ezra's list. Becaus

isgust wash

back. Let's talk

her phone pinged again. A

ing

camera in the corner of the wai

ne, sh

ly. Finley left something

d. She look

irs," Fi

receptionist, a girl who usually ignored her

said this

tting on a concrete bench nea

of simple, strong ginger broth wafted out. It was a generic rem

was no

of being angry that she might be hind

was... kind. In a twi

through her chest, settling her

s parked in the shadows. The tint

soup. His knuckles were w

gs?" he asked, not lo

senger seat. "No record of her

ing at the thermos. Then, with a sudden, defiant moveme

eyes da

e," h

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